No, it’s not about the children

Published: Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 08:00 AM.

As a proud American and Vietnam veteran, it never ceases to amaze me how the federal, state and local governments never let a real or made-up catastrophe go to waste. They use the weather, health issues and now out of control spending to control us. They have showed that they cannot balance a budget.

These elected clowns are clever by spending way too much of our tax dollars that we send them out of our hard-earned paychecks, plus borrowed money from our children and grandchildren. They now have a good reason to raise our taxes even more, another good reason for the value-added tax (VAT).

They also know if our great minds in science, which our federal government also funds, will tell us free speech is also causing climate change, and they will tell us that we need to amend the Constitution (our First Amendment) or tax free speech to save the planet.

Our elected officials are on the verge of destroying the best health care system in the world. Why? Control and more taxes. They are now challenging our Second Amendment. Why? It is for control and more taxes! These are the same elected officials who don’t know how to secure our borders, nor do they want to secure them.

When I was 19 they drafted me, put an assault weapon in my hands and trained me to kill, flew me and others to Vietnam, then decided they needed to spray us with 20 million gallons of Agent Orange. Where were the environmentalists back than?

They tell us health care costs are bankrupting this country. If I didn’t know better I would say it’s all these wars these elected clowns get us involved in. War causes death, diseases, mental and physical pain, which all require health care and tax dollars. And for the environmentalist, wars may even cause climate change. Good reason for cap and trade and more taxes.

Wake up, people! Read the book “Animal Farm.” Some politicians claim they pass laws to protect our children. In my heart I truly believe some politicians love power, money and control more than they love our children.

As a proud American and Vietnam veteran, it never ceases to amaze me how the federal, state and local governments never let a real or made-up catastrophe go to waste. They use the weather, health issues and now out of control spending to control us. They have showed that they cannot balance a budget.

These elected clowns are clever by spending way too much of our tax dollars that we send them out of our hard-earned paychecks, plus borrowed money from our children and grandchildren. They now have a good reason to raise our taxes even more, another good reason for the value-added tax (VAT).

They also know if our great minds in science, which our federal government also funds, will tell us free speech is also causing climate change, and they will tell us that we need to amend the Constitution (our First Amendment) or tax free speech to save the planet.

Our elected officials are on the verge of destroying the best health care system in the world. Why? Control and more taxes. They are now challenging our Second Amendment. Why? It is for control and more taxes! These are the same elected officials who don’t know how to secure our borders, nor do they want to secure them.

When I was 19 they drafted me, put an assault weapon in my hands and trained me to kill, flew me and others to Vietnam, then decided they needed to spray us with 20 million gallons of Agent Orange. Where were the environmentalists back than?

They tell us health care costs are bankrupting this country. If I didn’t know better I would say it’s all these wars these elected clowns get us involved in. War causes death, diseases, mental and physical pain, which all require health care and tax dollars. And for the environmentalist, wars may even cause climate change. Good reason for cap and trade and more taxes.

Wake up, people! Read the book “Animal Farm.” Some politicians claim they pass laws to protect our children. In my heart I truly believe some politicians love power, money and control more than they love our children.